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Dean Drummond

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American composer (1949-2013)

Person · Open Library

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  • Suite, for clarinet

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1949-01-22
Active to
2013-04-13

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Listeners
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Total plays
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contemporary classicalcomposermicrotonalamerican

Dean Drummond (January 22, 1949 – April 13, 2013) was an American composer, arranger, conductor and musician. His music featured microtonality, electronics, and a variety of percussion. He invented a 31-tone instrument called the zoomoozophone in 1978. From 1990 to his death he was the conservator of the Harry Partch instrumentarium. Born in Los Angeles, Drummond studied trumpet and composition at the University of Southern California and California Institute of the Arts. <a href="https://www.l

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Instance of
human
Given name
Dean
Family name
Drummond
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Los Angeles
Place of death
Princeton
Instrument
trumpet
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manner of death
natural causes
date of death
2013-04-13
date of birth
1949-01-22
cause of death
multiple myeloma
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